The A310 MRTT refuelled two combat aircraft yesterday
before returning from its five-hour mission shortly after
midnight to the southern Turkey military base at Incirlik,
said a Bundeswehr spokesman, without identifying the other
planes involved.

The tanker aircraft is part of Berlin's deployment to aid
the multinational anti-IS coalition, which also includes six
German Tornado surveillance jets, a frigate helping protect
the French Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and up to 1,200
troops.

Unlike France, the United States and Britain, Germany is
not conducting bombing missions.